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The Happy Hereafter

Welcome to The Happy Hereafter, a casual sim in which you guide the newly dead as they build an afterlife for themselves and their fellow lost souls. There will be no rest for the wickedly funny as you put them to work building a village to rival Paradise!

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Developer
Alawar, Mirball Games
Publisher
ESDigital Games
Release
June 5, 2014
12 years and 61 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive436 reviews78.4%

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About the Game


Welcome to The Happy Hereafter, a casual sim in which you guide the newly dead as they build an afterlife for themselves and their fellow lost souls. Possessing uncanny management skills, you'll control a legion of zany characters as they arrive at their eternal destination and settle in. There will be no rest for the wickedly funny as you put them to work building houses, harvesting resources and earning money to build a village to rival Paradise. Explore weird but wonderful landscapes, discover cleverly hidden secrets, and complete dozens of challenging missions in your quest to create a little slice of Heaven in the underworld!

  • Six locations
  • Over 100 missions
  • Dozens of wacky characters
  • Comic book style story scenes
  • Learn-as-you-play tutorial
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